Thank you for your efforts.

Baroni's response may be interesting. The only caution I suggest is that though he appears to have great credentials, and though we suspect that some/many/all recent PTSC initiatives may be per his advice - we don't KNOW his actual contributions or abilities to contribute. After all, has any significant PDSG business, or any business at all, come our way since he began his efforts? We have found buyers for some businesses formerly under the PDSG umbrella, and it is reasonable to suspect he may have been the force behind those minor successes.

As for the USPTO, I sure wish we could get some straight answers specific to our re-exams. All 4 patents in process are included in existing litigation, so all deserve "special dispatch". But it sure doesn't look like they are getting rightful attention/expeditious handling. How many other issues would evaporate with some positive outcome with the USPTO?

And there's my opening.... Until recently, it was my opinion that ALL "issues" would probably just "go away" if, for instance, the '336 re-exam were rejected or an NIRC issued. Now more issues are in contention (TPL); issues that may not simply "evaporate" with a positive USPTO outcome (and probable resultant revenues). And those issues could impact what happens with a positive USPTO outcome.

However, it does seem reasonable that with that outcome, the tone in all these disputes would change in a heartbeat. There would be money to be made and the clock is ticking, and I'm sure all the players would recognize this. Thus, there would be great incentive to resolve all issues ASAP (IMO, the bigger incentive being on Leckrone). This may add more "justification" for PTSC's push at this particular time. IMO, if something good were to happen for the MMP, Leckrone would feel great pressure to "cooperate" and resume the influx of revenues - more revenues than before.

It does seem we are way overdue for USPTO re-exam action. What is a bit amazing is that it's not just one patent, but four (albeit three are merged, though it appears PTO actions on each are "segregated"). It appears OAs are overdue on all of them. Amazing....

FWIW,

SGE